06.02 - Zoning Ordinace Amendment - Maximum Coverage by Structures

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5. The subject property meets the purpose and intent of the Forest Management zone as would protect the natural environment, preserve an undeveloped area, and enhance any recreational opportunities available in the adjacent Wildlife Management Area. 6. The property meets the minimum lot size requirement of io acres for the Forest Management zone,being more than 22 acres in size. 7. The property meets the minimum lot width standard of 300 feet for the Forest Management zone, being over i000 feet wide on the east and south sides of the lot, despite its irregular shape. 8. Rezoning to Forest Management would not constitute a down-zoning as the lot size and dimension standards for the proposed zone are the same as the previous zoning classification. 2. HEARING: Impervious Coverage in the Transition Residential Zone for RCS Developments. With the Trailside Estates project, we are running into our limit on impervious coverage. The ordinance has the impervious coverage limitation in the Transition Residential zone set at 15% (Section 5.7, Subdivision 3). The Transition Zone is to serve as a transition between the more urban zones, such as Urban Residential (40% impervious) and Downtown Mixed-Use(50-90%impervious), and rural zones such as Rural Residential (15% impervious), Agriculture (io% impervious) and Forest Management (10% impervious). When developed as a Rural Conservation Subdivision (RCS), Transition zone property is development in a pattern more resembling the urban zones than the rural zones. When the property is developed using standard lot/block subdivision, the large lot sizes (5 acres) means the development pattern is more rural. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDING THAT SECTION 8.1, SUBDIVISION &C OF THE LAND USE AND SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: C. Maximum Coverage by Structures. Same as the underlying district as applied to the entire parcel prior to subdivision, except in the Transition Residential zone where impervious coverage may be increased to 30% of the total lot area provided that the following conditions are met: i. The property containing the proposed subdivision lies outside of shoreland areas(i000 feet of a protected water). ii. The applicant has submitted a stormwater retention plan showing the containment of the volume of water resulting from a io-year, 24-hour storm event on the parcel. This stormwater plan must be completed to the satisfaction of the City of Pequot Lakes. iii. Direct runoff of stormwater to adjacent properties and wetlands shall be eliminated through the use of berms, infiltration ponds, swales, filtration strips,or other acceptable permanent means. 14084 Baxter Drive, Suite 7 Baxter, MN 56425 (218) 828-3064 www.communitygrowth.com